Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Many Parents Encourage Underage Drinking, Australian Study Finds (ScienceDaily)

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2009) — Half of Australian adults and 63 per cent of Australians on a higher income believe 15- to 17-year-olds should be allowed to consume alcohol under parental supervision at home, according to the latest MBF Healthwatch survey.

Read the full article HERE...

What these Australian parents are missing is that there are other significant risks to underage drinkers such as: poor school performance, addiction, violence, suicides, sexual assault, falls, drowning...
 
To learn more about how you can prevent underage drinking here in Maine, visit www.maineparents.net

To learn more about the risks and consequences of underage drinking, visit www.niaaa.nih.nida.gov

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